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Book SynopsisThe decolonization of Algeria represents a turning point in world history, marking the end of France's colonial empire, the birth of the Algerian republic, and the appearance of the Third World and pan-Arabism. Algeria emerged from colonial domination to negotiate the release of American hostages in Iran during the Carter administration. Radical Islam would later rise from the ashes of Algeria's failed democracy, leading to a civil war and the training of Algerian terrorists in Afghanistan. Moreover, the decolonization of Algeria offered an imperfect model of decolonization to other nations like South Africa that succeeded in abolishing apartheid while retaining its white settler population. Algeria and its war of national liberation therefore constitute an inescapable reference for those looking to understand today's war on terror and ever-expanding islamophobia in Western media circuits. Consequently, it is imperative that students and educators understand the global implications of
Trade Review[T]his is a compelling book about the politics of memory and the visual practices of France’s graphic novels. Jennifer Howell provides a rich case study of French comics about the Algerian War that is both historically resonant and immediate in its contemporary applicability. * European Comic Art *
Jennifer Howell displays her remarkable expertise in The Algerian War in French-Language Comics: Postcolonial Memory, History, and Subjectivity, a monograph where the interdisciplinary nature of French cultural studies is beautifully illustrated. Howell’s work shows how French-language comics about the Algerian War have both shaped and reinterpreted historical memories and consequently affected France’s relationship to its colonial past as well as its legacy in the present. As such, her book not only engages with colonial and postcolonial studies, but also with history, memory and postmemory. * The Journal of North African Studies *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chronology of the Algerian War Introduction: The Algerian War and French Comics One “De case en classe”: Teaching the Algerian War Two Historical Narrative, French Colonial Culture, and Comics Three Packaging History for Mass Consumption Four Atrocity Photographs and Reporting War Five Self, Other, and Self-Othering Six Mapping Colonial Landscapes Seven French Comics as Postmemory Conclusion: The Postcolonial Turn in Teaching, Remembering, and Cartooning Bibliography Index About the Author
